Lycodes nishimurai

Lycodes nishimurai Shinohara & Shirai, 2005

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Lycodinae
Etymology: Lycodes: Greek, lykos = wolf + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335); nishimurai: Named for Dr. Saburo Nishimura for his zoogeographic studies in the Sae of Japan.
Eponymy: Dr Saburo Nishimura (1930–2001) was a Japanese biologist and marine historian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 669 m (Ref. 54820). Deep-water

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Northwest Pacific: Japan, Sea of Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54820)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 106 - 108; Anal soft rays: 92 - 94; Vertebrae: 113 - 116. Diagnosis: Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: deep notch present in pectoral fin; single lateral line on body; no scales on base of pectoral fins; scales present on dorsum before dorsal fin origin; suborbital, pre-opercular, and last postorbital pores with risen rim; lips whitish; body without whitish transverse bars; pectoral fin membrane and anterior part of dorsal fin membrane without black spots; basal color of vertical fins black (Ref. 54820).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Shinohara, G. and S.M. Shirai, 2005. Lycodes nishimurai, a new deep-sea eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from the Sea of Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 52:171-175. (Ref. 54820)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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